[[Schema#Great_Schema|Schema]]-Archimandrite '''Joachim (Parr)''' (born 1936) is the Abbot of [[Our Lady of Mercy Monastery (New York City, New York)|St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Monastery]] in New York, of the [[Russian Orthodox Church in the USA]].

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[[Schema#Great_Schema|Schema]]-Archimandrite '''Joachim (Parr)''' (born 1936) is the [[Abbot]] of [[Our Lady of Mercy Monastery (New York City, New York)|St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Monastery]] in New York, of the [[Russian Orthodox Church in the USA]].

== Biography ==

== Biography ==

He was born in 1936 in a Catholic family from [[w:Great Britain|Great Britain]].

He was born in 1936 in a Catholic family from [[w:Great Britain|Great Britain]].

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At the age of 18 he took monastic vows in the [[w:Benedictine Order|Benedictine Order]]. In 1950s he served as a missionary in Calcutta. He read lectures in atholic schools in Brazil and the USA.

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At the age of 18 he took monastic vows in the [[w:Benedictine Order|Benedictine Order]]. In 1950s he served as a [[missionary]] in Calcutta. He read lectures in atholic schools in Brazil and the USA.

Under the influence of St. [[John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker|John of Shanghai]], he turned to the Orthodox church. In 1970s he lived in St. [[Elias Skete]] on [[Mount Athos]].

Under the influence of St. [[John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker|John of Shanghai]], he turned to the Orthodox church. In 1970s he lived in St. [[Elias Skete]] on [[Mount Athos]].

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In 1993 hieromonk Joachim (Parr) established the St. Mary of Egypt Monastery at the Mercy House in [[w:Lower Manhattan|Lower Manhattan]]. Fr Joachim's primary goal was to serve the needs of the inner-city poor.

In 1993 hieromonk Joachim (Parr) established the St. Mary of Egypt Monastery at the Mercy House in [[w:Lower Manhattan|Lower Manhattan]]. Fr Joachim's primary goal was to serve the needs of the inner-city poor.

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In 1995 the community opened a small chapel for a wide range of divine services.

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In 1995 the community opened a small [[chapel]] for a wide range of divine services.

Hieromonk Joachim was an ardent advocate of ROCOR’s reunion with the Moscow Patriarchate. In early 2000 he was in charge of foreign affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).

Hieromonk Joachim was an ardent advocate of ROCOR’s reunion with the Moscow Patriarchate. In early 2000 he was in charge of foreign affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).